Karnemelksepolder

Karnemelksepolder is a neighbourhood in the Wormerveer district of Zaanstad, with 390 residents and 134 homes. 99% of homes are owner-occupied and 98% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€722,000) is 86% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 37 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 04795140 · 6 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

390residents1 January 2025

€722,000average WOZ home valueZaanstad: €389,000

22%green within 500 mZaanstad: 26%

37services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Karnemelksepolder in ZaanstadPostcodes in Karnemelksepolder highlighted; the rest of Zaanstad in grey

Map of Zaanstad with Karnemelksepolder highlighted

Who lives here.

390 residents in 135 households, 2.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Zaanstad.

19%

aged 0–14

17%

aged 15–24

26%

aged 25–44

aged 65 and over

15%

one-person households

63%

households with children

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Karnemelksepolder is €722,000, against €389,000 in Zaanstad.

134homes1 January 2025

98%single-family houses2% flats and apartments

99%owner-occupied0% housing association

86%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied

190 m³gas per home per yearZaanstad: 770 m³

5,010 kWhelectricity per home per yearZaanstad: 2,390 kWh

85%homes off the gas gridZaanstad: 10%

90%homes with solar panelsZaanstad: 28%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Karnemelksepolder compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

9%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyZaanstad: 39%

65%in the top 20% nationallyZaanstad: 19%

2.6%of residents live below the poverty lineZaanstad: 3.8%

€454,000median household wealthZaanstad: €115,000

90.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workZaanstad: 71.0%

25.0%of workers are self-employedZaanstad: 17.0%

1.3cars per householdZaanstad: 0.9

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 43 crimes in Karnemelksepolder in 2025, 7% fewer than in 2024. That is 110.3 per 1,000 residents, compared with 46.0 across Zaanstad.

Other property crime5

Assault3

Driving under the influence3

Theft from vehicles2

Vehicle theft1

Vandalism and criminal damage1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Karnemelksepolder, a moderately urban area.

Distance to

GP practice2.5 km

Large supermarket1.8 km

Day nursery1.5 km

Primary school2.2 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.2

Primary pupils living here40

Secondary pupils living here20

Business premises580

Residents per km²539

Land area73 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Zaanstad.

Industriebuurt Westknollendam Wormerveer Noord Wormerveer West Willis Noorderhoofdbuurt Wormerveer district